LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur beat Everton to win 2-1. It was Tottenham Hotspur to strike first with an early goal of Richarlison at the 9′. Then Heung-min Son scored again for Tottenham Hotspur in the 18′ minute. Eventually, André Gomes reduced the distance for Everton (82′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Tottenham Hotspur was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 61,808 spectators. The referee was Stuart Attwell with the assistance of Richard West and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was light intensity shower rain. The temperature was quite cold at 3.8 degrees Celsius or 38.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 13 Total 18
- 6 On Target 8
- 5 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 96 Attack 99
- 37 Dangerous attack 64
- 112 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 18
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Tottenham Hotspur was in firm control of the ball 61% while Everton was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Everton was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Tottenham Hotspur succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Tottenham Hotspur shot 13 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Everton shot 18 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card (Dejan Kulusevski). On the opposite side, Everton received 4 yellow cards (Amadou Onana, André Gomes, Nathan Patterson and Idrissa Gueye).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Tottenham Hotspur has 36 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Everton will stays with 16 points to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play away with Brighton & Hove Albion on the 26th of December with a 10-3 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).
Everton will host Manchester City on the 27th of December with a 20-12 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (7 draws).
Tottenham Hotspur – Formation
Tottenham Hotspur
46'
18'
86'
Tottenham Hotspur adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario , Pedro Porro , Cristian Romero , Ben Davies , Emerson Royal , Pape Matar Sarr , Oliver Skipp , Brennan Johnson , Dejan Kulusevski , Heung-min Son and Richarlison .
The home team had on the bench: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Bryan Gil , Eric Dier , Giovani Lo Celso , Fraser Forster, Ashley Phillips, Alejo Véliz, Jamie Donley and Alfie Dorrington.
Substitutions
Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Cristian Romero for Eric Dier (46′), Richarlison for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (63′) and Pape Matar Sarr for Giovani Lo Celso (73′).
Player of the match: Emerson Royal
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Emerson Royal even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 49 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 13 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Everton – Formation
Everton
Also Everton adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Sean Dyche played with: Jordan Pickford , Nathan Patterson , James Tarkowski , Jarrad Branthwaite , Vitaliy Mykolenko , Idrissa Gueye , Amadou Onana , Jack Harrison , James Garner , Dwight McNeil and Dominic Calvert-Lewin .
They had on the bench: Michael Keane, Arnaut Danjuma , João Virgínia, Beto , André Gomes , Ben Godfrey, Youssef Chermiti, Andy Lonergan and Mackenzie Hunt.
Everton could not rely on the presence of André Gomes (injured).
Substitutions
Everton made 3 changes: Jack Harrison for Arnaut Danjuma (66′), Amadou Onana for Beto (79′) and Idrissa Gueye for André Gomes (24′).
Player of the match: James Garner
The player that probably impressed the most for Everton was James Garner.
His rating is with 42 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- West Ham United – Manchester United – 2-0
- Tottenham Hotspur – Everton – 2-1
- Nottingham Forest – AFC Bournemouth – 2-3
- Luton Town – Newcastle United – 1-0
- Liverpool – Arsenal – 1-1
- Fulham – Burnley – 0-2
